Internet Engineering Task Force A. Minaburo, Ed.
Internet-Draft Acklio
Intended status: Informational L. Toutain
Expires: December 17, 2016 Telecom Bretagne
Y. Delibie
Kerlink
June 15, 2016

YANG module for LoRa Networks
draft-minaburo-6lpwa-yang-lora-00

Abstract

This document presents a YANG module definition for managing LoRa-based devices.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

This document provides a YANG module description for managing a LoRa endpoints.

SemTech [LoRa] (c) is a low-rate, low-power, long-range radio technology. It could be used as a base radio technology for building Low-Rate Wide-Area Networks (LR-WAN), also known as LPWA (Low-Power Wide Area). SemTech [LoRa] (c) has the following characteristics:

The management of LoRa-based devices can be done through a standard approach, compatible with the best network-operator practices, namely NETCONF or RESTCONF. A formal definition of the parameters and the values to be managed is thus required, which can be done with the YANG module language. The following document presents a YANG module definition for managing a LoRa-based end-device.

1.1. Requirements Language

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

2. LoRa Data Model

The data model has the following structure for Lora configuration:


+- RW ietf-lora
    +- RW Lora 
       +- RW Mode
       |   +- RW Channel Bandwidth      enumeration
       |   +- RW Coding Rate            enumeration
       |   +- RW Spreading Factor       int8
       +- Physical Layer
       |   +- RW Preamblelength         int32
       |   +- RW Channel Frequency Range  enumeration
       |   +- RW Channel                int8
       |   +- RW SymbolTimeout          int32
       +- MAC Layer
           +- RW FrPayloadEncryption    boolean
           +- RW Delay                  int32    
           +- RW FixlengthPayloadOn     boolean
          
            

The data model defines a state container Mode which include the three principal characteristics of the LoRA interface which determine the parameters of the channel

Figure 1

3. LoRa YANG module

This model imports typedefs from [RFC6991].



module lora {

    namespace "urn:lora";
    prefix lora;

    import ietf-interfaces {
       prefix if;
    }

    organization
      "Acklio";

    contact
    "Ana Minaburo
     ana@minaburo.com";

    description
      "This module contains a collection of YANG definitions for 
   configuring the LORA () network interface.
   
   Copyright (c) 2015 IETF Trust and the persons identified as 
   authors of the code. All right reserved.
   
   Redistribution and use in source binary forms, with or 
   without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject 
   to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD License 
   Relating to IETF Documents
   (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info)

   This YANG module version is part of draft-minaburo-yang-lora-00;
   see the draft itself for full legal notices.";

    revision 2015-11-01 {
      description
        "Initial Description";
      reference
        "LoRa MAC Class A Specification R3.1 by Semtech";
    }


    grouping mode {
       description "Principal factors to change modulation";
       leaf channel-bandwidth {
          description "Physical Channel Bandwidth"; 
          type enumeration {
            enum 125 { description "125 KHz"; value 0; }
            enum 150 { description "150 KHz"; value 1; }
            enum 500 { description "500 KHz"; value 2; }
          }
       }

       leaf coding-rate {
         description "LORA error correction scheme";
          type enumeration {
             enum 4_5 { description "value 1; }
             enum 4_6 { value 2; }
             enum 4_7 { value 3; }
             enum 4_b { value 4; }
          }
       }

       leaf spreading-factor {
          description "Modulation to enable spread signals to 
                       transmit signals at the same time";
         type uint8 {
           range "6 .. 12";
       }
    }

    }

    augment "/if:interfaces/if:interface" {
         description "          // To be defined later";
        when "if:type = 'ianaieft:lora'";
          description "LORA channel";

         container lora {
           uses mode;
             container physical-layer {
                description "LORA phisical layer";
                leaf preamble-length {
                   description "Header packet definition";
                  type int32;
                  default 7;
           }

               leaf channel-frequency-range {
                 description "Band Choice depends on Country";
                 type enumeration {
                 mandatory true;
                 enum europe;
                 enum usa;
                 enum japan;
                 enum china;
                }
              }

              leaf channel {
                 description "Physical Channels";
                 type uint8 {
                   range "0..10";
                 }
               }

              leaf symbol-timeout {
                  description "Waiting the free band";
                 type uint32;
                 }
               }

              container mac-layer {
                  description " LORA MAC layer format";
                  leaf payload-encryption {
                      description "Known if the encryption is used";
                     type boolean;
                     default "false";
                   }

                  leaf delay {
                     description "Delay value";
                     type int32;
                  }

                  leaf fixed-length-payload {
                     description "If Modulation is not variable";
                    type boolean;
                    default "false";
                   }
             }
          }
      }
}

 
 

The data model defines a state container Mode which include the three principal characteristics of the LoRA interface which determine the parameters of the channel

Figure 2

4. Acknowledgements

We want to thank Alexander Pelov for all his inputs and corrections to this work

5. IANA Considerations

This memo includes no request to IANA.

6. Security Considerations

All drafts are required to have a security considerations section. See RFC 3552 [RFC3552] for a guide. TO DO

7. References

7.1. Normative References

[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997.

7.2. Informative References

[LoRa] Semtech, "https://web.archive.org/web/20150510011904/https://www.semtech.com/wireless-rf/lora.html", May 2015.
[RFC3552] Rescorla, E. and B. Korver, "Guidelines for Writing RFC Text on Security Considerations", BCP 72, RFC 3552, DOI 10.17487/RFC3552, July 2003.

Authors' Addresses

Ana Minaburo (editor) Acklio 2bis rue de la Chataigneraie Cesson-Sevigne, Bretagne 35510 FR EMail: ana@ackl.io
Laurent Toutain Telecom Bretagne 2 Rue de la Chataigneraie Cesson-Sevigne, Bretagne 35510 FR Phone: +33299127026 EMail: laurent.toutain@telecom-bretagne.eu
Yannick Delibie Kerlink 1 rue Jacqueline Auriol Thorigne-Fouillard, Bretagne 35235 FR Phone: +33299122900 EMail: yannick.delibie@kerlink.fr